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NCT04678778 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Virtual Reality Study - COVID-19 Protocol

A NA study of Healthy Aging, sponsored by University of Southern California.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
14
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT04678778: Completed NA study of Healthy Aging, sponsored by University of Southern California.

NCT04678778 is a NA study of Healthy Aging that has completed, run by University of Southern California. The registered enrollment target is 14 participants, below the 121-participant average among 40 other Healthy Aging trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04678778, a NA study of Healthy Aging, has completed, sponsored by University of Southern California.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
14 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The overarching goal of this pilot clinical trial is to use a novel virtual reality (VR)-based intervention that simultaneously engages physical and cognitive activity aimed at improving brain and cognitive outcomes in older adults. Physical activity is a promising lifestyle intervention for mitigating cognitive decline or delaying onset of dementia. However, to fully leverage beneficial brain effects of physical activity, training the brain to learn and engage in a cognitively stimulating environment may be the key to enhanced brain and cognitive outcomes.

Primary Outcome

The hippocampus has been shown to be a selectively vulnerable region in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and several studies, including our own, identified a dysfunctional brain signal in the hippocampus in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients. We propose to examine the effects of exercise on remediating this hyperactive signal exhibited in MCI patients.

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Physical and Cognitive Activity

Study Locations (1)

California

  • Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute of the University of Southern California - Los Angeles

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 14 participants
Start Date 2019-03-19
Est. Completion 2021-02-19
Phase NA
University of Southern California

617 total trials

What the finished NCT04678778 record still lists

NCT04678778 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 14 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 121-participant average among 40 other Healthy Aging trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Healthy Aging appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Physical and Cognitive Activity is the first listed.

NCT04678778 reports a single indexed study location in California.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04678778 about?

NCT04678778 is a clinical study titled "Virtual Reality Study - COVID-19 Protocol". The overarching goal of this pilot clinical trial is to use a novel virtual reality (VR)-based intervention that simultaneously engages physical and cognitive activity aimed at improving brain and cognitive outcomes in older adults. Physical activity is a promising lifestyle intervention for mitigat...

What is the current status of trial NCT04678778?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 14 participants. The study started on 2019-03-19. Estimated completion is 2021-02-19.

What conditions does trial NCT04678778 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Healthy Aging.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04678778?

The interventions under investigation include: Physical and Cognitive Activity (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04678778?

This trial is sponsored by University of Southern California, which has 617 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT04678778 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT04678778's enrollment target sits among peer trials

14 40th of 40 higher than 1 of 40 other Healthy Aging trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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